Earthquake details

Monday, August 4, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Monday, August 4, 1969 at 21:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 78.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.794 and latitude -26.800.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.0 km
Coordinates	-26.800, -70.794
UTC time	1969-08-04 21:50:03.430

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-08-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	78.0 km
Vallenar	197.8 km
La Serena	348.6 km
Antofagasta	352.7 km
Coquimbo	355.1 km
Chilecito	417.3 km
Ovalle	425.0 km
La Rioja	484.1 km
Aguilares	517.9 km
Calama	519.2 km
Catamarca	527.7 km
Famaillá	535.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

59.8 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-17 21:55 UTC

87.5 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

71.1 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

95.9 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

77.2 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

71.7 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

33.5 km

M 4.8

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 19:36 UTC

37.8 km

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